"Everything turns out to be valuable that one does for oneâ€™s self without thought of profit."

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Marguerite Yourcenar

#Self Quotes #Doe Quotes #Profit Quotes

“That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child." I stopped.”
“If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I employ this power in the destruction of liberty and the diminution of commerce, let me awaken them from their delusion.”
“The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation.”
“I began attempting to write for children under the mistaken assumption that writing for children was easy.”
“Life doesn't have a neat beginning and a tidy end; life is always going on. You should begin in the middle and end in the middle, and it should be all there.”

Source : V. S. Naipaul (2012). “Half a Life”, p.74, Pan Macmillan
“Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group.”
“Self carries grief as a pack mule carries the side bags, being careful between the trees to leave extra room.”
“If you can, you will quickly find that the greatest rate of return you will earn is on your own personal spending. Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.”

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